Import song ratings

i have a ipod classic 80g and a ipod mini 20g (i think). both of these have different music since neither can hold everything in my itunes library, i use the song rating function often as a way of organizing things. however, i have not been succesful at finding a way to update my song ratings in itunes from my ipods. i do not know if turning autosync on would work or not since neither ipod contains the entire library. any help would be extremely helpful

Song ratings only update from the device back to iTunes if your automatically syncing your library. I'm fairly certain that iTunes itself won't sync the ratings if you switch from manual to automatic. There are programs that claim to be able to sync ratings back to iTunes but I don't have one to recommend to you offhand.
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Importing song ratings without auto-sync or 3rd party software

My iPod Classic contains all my Mac iTunes' library (approx 150GB), and they auto-sync, so ratings, play counts etc are sync'ed seamlessly.
I manage my iPod nano and iPhone manually since their respective capacities are too small for my library.
How do I import song ratings etc back into iTunes without 3rd party software or creating playlists (dedicated to the nano and the phone) and auto-syncing just those playlists?
Many thanks!

Hey! By mistake I found the solution to my exact question i.e. how to have ratings etc synced automatically without the use of playlists or 3rd parties. (Meg's answer actually convinced me to use dedicated playlists, but then, after toying with the devices and iTunes I stumbled on the solution to my original dilemma, which I've seen discussed in many places but not yet answered)
So here it is:
when you connect the device (nano multi-touch or iphone 4, don't know about others) to iTunes, while having "Manually manage music" disabled (with "Enable disk use" enabled or disabled, it doesn't matter), go to Music tab, check "Sync Music", choose "Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres" and that's it. You don't check any actual playlists, artists etc below, you can drag from iTunes and drop your chosen music to the device, play it, rate it, connect to iTunes and sync and you'll see the rating and play counts updated. Simple as that.
Thank you Meg, your answer is actually the best, I guess, since having the dedicated playlists tends to keep things more in order, but - thank you Apple! - you don't always need to be perfectly organized in order to have an up-to-date rating.
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Importing song ratings from Music Match.

I am new to iTunes.
I am trying to switch from Music Match to iTunes in preparation for buying my 1st iPod (Nano). It seems that my song ratings from MMJB do not transfer into iTunes. Should these ratings transfer and I am just doing something wrong?
If not, any suggestions on how to best accomplish this task? I am thinking grouping songs by rating in MMJB, either in playlists or by moving each rating to a different folder on disk; then importing into iTunes songs of each rating separately. Hopefully in iTunes there is a way to rate a group of songs all together, rather than having to mark each one individually.

The playlist idea is probably the best one. Export your playlists (5 of them, one for each rating), import them, select all the playlist contents in iTunes, right click the selection, set the rating to whatever.

Export/import song ratings across different playlists

Is it possibe to export & import ratings from one pc to another, where the song lists are not identical. The target pc has all the songs contained on the source cd but also additional ones.

Is it possibe to export & import ratings from one pc
to another, where the song lists are not identical.
The target pc has all the songs contained on the
source cd but also additional ones.
Possible, yes. Easy, no.
I created this script a while back to do just this sort of thing: http://ottodestruct.com/blog/2006/02/03/itunes-saveratings-script/
It's pretty easy to use. Run it, hit the Save Ratings button. The ratings are copied from iTunes into a file called "ratings.xml". Copy the program and that xml file to the new machine, run the program again, and click the Restore Ratings button. All those ratings get copied into the new machine if it can find those songs on there. The song titles and artist names of the songs that have the ratings you want to transfer must be identical between the two machines for it to work though.
It also copies playcount and last played time, while it's at it.

New Computer, is there any way to import songs from an ipod to a computer?

My computer doesn't have the songs from my old computer so I was wondering if there was a way to import songs from an iPod to a computer, because if I update my iPod now, all of my songs will be lost.

For iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.
For all other non purchased music (your own CDs etc) try this method which works on some Windows PCs.
Enable your iPod for disk use.
See: iPod Disk Use.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it can be messy.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Another free program is Pod Player.
SharePod is also freeware.

Syncing ipod with itunes will it tranfer over song ratings?

I just imported my itunes libary from one computer to another and lost my song ratigns and play count. If I sync my ipod with my itunes libary on my new computer will it transfer over the song ratings from the ipod to the computer, or will the computer overide the ratings on my ipod and make everything "unrated"?

Perhaps a corrupted iPod? Why not try a restore (warning: will erase and then resync everything) and see if that clears it up?
Patrick

Re-importing songs whilst saving original song info

When you import a song from a CD that you already have on iTunes, it tells you that you already have the song and asks if you want to replace it. I love the way doing this keeps all the song info; ratings, artwork, comments, even which playlists it is in... whilst still re-writing over the song, which is good for if you want to change the format the song is in e.g. MP3 to AAC.
I am planning on making some copies of some of my dad's albums onto CD-R, with the songs in AIFF format, so that I can then always have a quality master copy to import from if I want to change how I store my music (e.g. MP3 to AAC.) This is because I won't always have access to my dad's CDs in the future.
My question is, is there another way to re-import songs in a different format that still saves all it's info (the playlists it's in, comments etc.)... or is doing it from the CD using the option to replace the old song the only way? Can you do this kind of thing from music stored on a hard drive, for example?
I hope I have explained my question ok, maybe someone who knows alot about iTunes type stuff will know the answer. Thanks everyone!

Thanks everyone.
In response to Mr Blobby, I am aware of the convert to option, but that doesn't keep the song in the playlists it was in before, it creates a whole new song whilst keeping the old one. I'll definately use it in the right circumstances though.
In response to Michael Allbrit; Thanks for the point about AIFF files not supporting ID3 tagging. It wouldn't really matter in the procedure I want to do, as I actually want to retain the info I'll ascribe to songs on songs in a format like AAC, which I'll keep on my computer, then have back-ups in AIFF on CD (which is good option as if I want to re-import the songs in a different format, I can replace the AACs, whilst still keeping all the info for them.) I may never even re-import them, I just want that option to kind of future-proof my music, especially as I'm 22 now, so I'm expecting that at some point there'll be a better way of storing it.
In response to peeble; thanks for your point. I won't be converting up to AIFF from something like an MP3, only from the original CD version. Good point though and would have been helpful had I not known.
If anyone out there does know the answer to my original question, I'd still like to know. Thanks.

Ipod songs ratings are not showing in Itunes (manually managed)

Hello,
Ipod songs ratings are not showing in Itunes, however I can see the ratings in my iPod Touch 4 (that is manually managed). I have an iPod 3 an it works. Why?
I don't want to sync anything, I'm looking the songs that are in the iPod through iTunes and the rating information is missing.
Any ideas?
Thanks & Regards
SU

Hi SU
Hope this helps.
When I connect my iPod touch to iTunes on my PC - under library there is a Music folder and under iPod there is a Music folder. Which music folder isn't showing the track rating?
If the Library Music folder isn't showing ratings then see A) Updating Ratings in Library Music
If the iPod Music folder isn't showing ratings then see B) Seeing Ratings in iPod Music
I have 20000 tracks in iTunes and 5000 tracks on my iPod which I am rating as a listen to them. 1000 have ratings 4000 have none.
A) Updating Ratings in Library Music
This is on a PC. When you manually manage music on your iPod the ratings you assign on your iPod aren't automatically synced to iTunes but it is easy to do it manually and only takes a few minutes.
1) in iTunes on a PC click Music under iPOD, sort your tracks by the Rating column and select 5 star tracks.
2) Click File > New Playlist From Selection and call it 5 STAR. This creates a new playlist on your iPod.
3) Right click the 5 STAR playlist and click Export. I save the playlist export file to my Desktop.
4) Click File > Library > Import Playlist > navigate to the location you exported the playlist to (in my case Desktop), select 5 STAR and import. You may get a warning saying some tracks don't exist, you get this if you change track info in your iTunes library, it'll omit these tracks from the playlist your creating. 5 STAR playlist will appear under iTunes Playlists.
5) Select 5 STAR under iTunes Playlists and you will see your 5 star tracks from your iPod but the Rating will be blank. Select all tracks, right click, select Rating and then *****. All the tracks will now be rated 5 star.
6) Right click iTunes Playlist 5 STAR and select Delete, this won't delete your tracks.
7) Right click iPOD Playlist 5 STAR and select Delete, this won't delete your tracks.
8) You can repeat this process with your 4 star stracks then 3 star, etc.
9) an optional step. Once I've rated my tracks I delete them from my iPod.
I do this process every few weeks when I've got a reasonable batch of tracks to update ratings in iTunes.
B) Seeing Ratings in iPod Music
In iTunes iPod Music my tracks are sorted by rating and I mistakenly thought the rating column is blank. I clicked on the Name column to resort and saw some of the tracks had ratings. I then noticed that when I clicked on iPod music it didn't display tracks from the top of the list (my 5 star tracks) which I expected but half way down (0 star tracks) which is why I thought there was a problem. So now when I look at my iPod music in iTunes I scroll up the list to check they are showing ratings before doing A) above.
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New iPod will not sync song ratings with iTunes

A few months ago I bought an iPhone (my first Apple MP3 player) and loaded it up with some music and everything worked fine between it and iTunes. I would rate some songs on the iPhone and synced it up with iTunes and it transferred those song ratings over with no problems.
I later got rid of the iPhone and bought an iPod 4GB Nano and loaded it up with music but when I rated some songs and synced it up with iTunes it would not transfer the ratings over. It would transfer over the ratings fine from iTunes to the iPod but not the other way around. I removed and reinstalled iTunes and deleted the iTunes folder within the My Music folder on my computer and reloaded iTunes and imported all my music again. Restored and reset my iPod and tried again, it still will not transfer over the song ratings from iPod to iTunes.
So I figured I got a screwed up iPod (it was a refurb) and decided to go ahead and upgrade. Bought a brand new iPod 8GB Nano and the same thing is happening again. Although it's not absolutely critical to be able to rate songs it helps in getting my music library sorted in deciding what to keep or not.
Any idea what to do short of reinstalling Vista or moving my music library over to another computer to sync with?

Hi, I just sorted out this problem for my ipod touch. Jose9550 and Chris in CA did not explain very well how it is to be sorted - their posts helped me but iI sort of discovered it by accident. My main problem was that the ipod did not update itunes with my track ratings made direct with the touch screen whilst listening to tracks.
Here is how I found out how to sort it:
Step 1: Click on the option in the summary screen to manually manage the music on you Ipod. Back up any tracks/playlists that you don't want to lose.
Step 2: Create a few playlists with music that you want on Ipod
Step 3: Click on your Ipod name in Itunes side bar and then select the Music tab on the main panel on the right. Now click on the check box "Sync Music". This will bring up a prompt that all your music /playlists currently on the Ipod may be erased. Accept this message and then click on check box "Selected playlists". Now pick the playlists/playfolders you want synced. Click apply.
Step 4: Go into the menu bar in itunes and select Edit>Preferences>Devices> and uncheck box beside "Disable Automatic syncing for IPhones and IPods"
Now any changes made to the playlists/tracks etc on the desktop or IPod will be transferred in both directions.
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Cocktailmonster

ITunes playlists, song ratings gone in 10.4 under Lion

Im in a crysis here. My iTunes Libaray is gone under 10.4 in Lion. when i first started up it just gave me the standard iTunes window when you have no music or anything. You know it tells you where you can get it. So then i just told it to search my user folder for stuff to import and it started. but then when it gets done none of my songs had ratings that i had applied and none of my playlists where there. I checked my Music folder for playlists and didnt find any. what can i do?

Your playlists, song ratings, comments, or other information you create are stored in the iTunes Library file found in /Users/username/Music/iTunes/iTunes Library. What are the iTunes library files?, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
Tip: New versions of iTunes sometimes include enhancements to the iTunes library. When you open the new version of iTunes, iTunes upgrades your existing library to the new format and places a copy of the old library in the Previous Libraries folder. If everything goes fine during your upgrade to the latest version of iTunes, you can delete the older iTunes Library files.
Look in your /Users/username/Music/iTunes folder for a folder called previous iTunes Libraries. These files are dated with the date created.
How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists, http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451 explains how to recreate your library and playlists using these previous files.

Song Ratings? Please help : (

Ok so I recently downloaded and installed the new 3.0 software for my Ipod touch. Shortly after that, I realized that when I resumed using my Ipod touch after the update, it was not saving song ratings that I was setting... I'm wondering if there is a way to fix this, or why this problem has occurred...?
Song ratings are important to me and I would very much like to resolve this issue - thanks for any help : )
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I experienced the same problem much to my dismay, after rating songs on my iPod for the past 2 weeks! I can't figure out why--after connecting my iPod--iTunes suddenly decided to clear all my recent ratings from my iPod. I manually manage my music as I have a huge music library and only an iPod Nano.
I recently upgraded to iTunes 7.2, so I wonder...?
Also, for some reason, I can't disable the "Only sync checked items" option--it's grayed out. Is iTunes performing some kind of sync despite enabling "Manually manage music"? I noticed that when I first plug-in my iPod, iTunes displays a sync-like icon for a few seconds after which my recent ratings are wiped out.
In a nutshell: shouldn't iTunes leave my iPod ratings intact when I have "Manually manage music" intact? What's going on here?

Importing Songs Into Your iTunes Library

Does importing songs into your iTunes Library (from either CDs or via iTunes Store download) slow down your computer? If one has thousands of songs in his/her library, does the overall speed of the computer slow down, including when running applications?

My library is fairly large, although not as large as others have claimed, but my 10,000+ tracks have not made any sort of noticeable slowdown on my computer that I can detect.
I think where you get a lot of slow downs with large library is if you have a large number of Smart Playlists with live updating so that when you play stuff or change ratings or whatever in your library, the computer has to do a lot of rule comparisons for several SPLs against a large number of tracks, so you can get slow downs between songs or when you change stuff.
But if you don't get overly carried away with the SPLs, you should be fine.
Patrick

Recovering Song Ratings/Equilizers/Etc.

Ok, I recently ran iTunes which displayed an error stating some kind of registry conflict. It said itunes could no longer connect to cd/dvd drive to import/burn disks and recommended i reinstall itunes. I did so (foolishly), not knowing the effect it would have on my library. When i reopened itunes all my music was gone, knowing it was still in the original files i wasnt that concerned, i dragged in my music and then imported the library .xml file to restore my playlists. Everything was going smoothly until i realized that all my song ratings/equilizer settings and other things (for my close to 5,000 songs) were missing - things i had put hours setting up. Is there any way i can restore my song ratings and other song information??? I am grateful to anyone who can help. thanks. --matt

To get my star ratings over I created smart playlists for each category on the old machine, Ie: 5 Stars, 4 Stars, etc. I then exported the lists in the txt. format. When you have all your music on the new machine, import the playlists, then select all the songs on the list and assign the corresponding number of stars. As I am a serial song rater (even taking time while driving to rate a song - sorry) I periodicaly back up my star ratings smart playlists in this way, just in case.

Want To Keep Song Ratings After Sync

I performed a format and fresh install of everything on my PC; this included adding all my original music back into my iTunes library. Of course, iTunes still wants to sync but this requires the songs on my iPod to be deleted. That's fine but I have spent a lot of time giving my songs ratings and would like to keep those ratings. Does anyone know how I can keep the song ratings and work around this situation?

You're right, you can't get it off your iPod. You need the itunes library database file from your old PC.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
The ITL file is the important one that holds all the metadata.

When importing songs of a same album but different artist iTunes will separate the artists. How can I bring all together in the same album?

When importing songs of a same album but different artist iTunes will separate the artists. How can I bring all together in the same album?

Generally setting a common Album Artist will fix things. For deeper problems see Grouping tracks into albums.
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